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Peter J. Kalis, chairman and managing partner of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP (K&LNG), has been appointed as Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) National Law Day 2006. Law Day commemorates the rule of law and the ways in which our legal system has contributed to American freedoms.

Bono, left, is welcomed by Stradley Ronon Chairman and World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Chairman William R. Sasso at a recent World Affairs Council of Philadelphia event, where Bono was the featured speaker. The U2 frontman and political activist spoke to more than 1,200 attendees about his work in Africa, calling for action to help aid the country's...

Proskauer Rose has announced that Ian B. Blumenstein, a leading corporate finance and high-yield debt lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner in the firm's Corporate Finance group. He will be resident in Proskauer's New York and Boston offices.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, the international law firm, announced today that Nicolas Barzoukas will join its Houston office as a patent litigation partner.
Mr. Barzoukas' practice is devoted to intellectual property litigation, including patent, trade secret, and trade dress litigation. He concentrates on patent litigation in the pharmaceutical field....

King & Spalding has announced that Catherine O'Neil, who most recently served as an Associate Deputy Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined the firm as a partner in its business litigation practice.

Ceasar C. Mitchell, a leading figure in Atlanta's civic community and citywide member of the Atlanta City Council, has joined the law firm of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C (EBG) in the firm's Atlanta office.

The law firm of Jorden Burt LLP has announced that Bruce Leshine has joined the firm as a partner in the Connecticut office. Mr. Leshine advises major corporations, healthcare organizations and hospitals, insurance and financial institutions and government entities in information technology, telecommunications and IT and business process outsourcing.

Holland & Knight LLP has announced that William B. Piels has been named Executive Partner of the firm's San Francisco office.Mr. Piels, a partner who practices in the firm's Business Section, brings wide-ranging legal expertise and leadership skills to his new role.
Mr. Piels is replacing current San Francisco Executive Partner Thomas A. Zimmer, who...

Matthew N. McClure, senior associate in the Real Estate Department at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, has been honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the recipients of the publication's '40 Under 40'awards. The awards, which recognize the Delaware Valley's most accomplished and well-rounded young leaders in their respective...

Fox Rothschild LLP announces that Gerard P. Norton has joined the firm's Princeton office as a partner in the Corporate Department and chair of its Intellectual Property Group. Additionally, Charles N. Quinn has been appointed as the administrator of the Philadelphia IP practice.

Loeb & Loeb LLP has announced that Stuart Tobisman and Leah Bishop have joined the firm as partners in the Los Angeles office. The two nationally recognized trusts and estates lawyers are joining the firm from O'Melveny & Myers LLP, and will be bringing their entire team of five associates, four paralegals and other staff with them.
Mr. Tobisman's...

Meritas, a closely aligned group of more than 165 full-service law firms located in 50+ countries, has named Tanna Moore as its new president. Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., located in Somerville, NJ, is the local Meritas member firm.
Ms. Moore joined Meritas as President and CEO on February 1. She has held management positions in large and small...

Pitney Hardin llp has announced that Cecelia Kehoe Dempsey has joined the firm as counsel in the Intellectual Property Department, resident in New York.
Ms. Dempsey's practice includes counseling with respect to trademarks, including mark clearance, U.S. and International prosecution; licensing of trademarks and technology; counseling with respect to the...

O'Melveny & Myers LLP has announced that Michael Moser has joined the firm as a partner in its Asia practice and will reside in the firm's Hong Kong and Beijing offices. Mr. Moser, one of the leading international lawyers in China, was formerly the head of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's greater China practice. Mr. Moser will serve as co-head of the...

Can chairs with lumbar support, frosted cubicle walls that let in more light, and shorter employee commutes all add up to happier customers? Yes, says Gary Levine, president and founder of Two Step Software, Inc., whose product, Corporate Focus, helps the nation's leading law firms and corporate legal departments track the countless details that flow from...

Following the successful launch of LexisNexis Total Litigator 1.0 just weeks ago, LexisNexis U.S. has announced the availability of LexisNexis Service of Process, the latest addition to the company's suite of litigation services.

Legal professionals now can access practice-specific information even more quickly, as Thomson West expands Westlaw Practitioner to offer four new practice-specific suites of information. The Westlaw Practitioner suite allows customers to combine practice area-specific information and task-based applications they use most into a convenient, customizable...

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP (K&LNG) announces the creation of its Stem Cell Technology practice. This new practice combines the knowledge and experience of lawyers from diverse areas of the firm, including its international corporate, food and drug, and intellectual property practice groups, to response to legal issues unique to...

The firm of Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C. has announced the further expansion of our New York office with the addition of Mitchell D. Haddad, member of the firm's Litigation Practice Group and Mark J. Rosenberg, of counsel with the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. Mr. Haddad joins the firm from Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Mr....

OnSite E-Discovery, a global e-discovery and forensics firm serving law firms and corporations, has been named the leading litigation support service bureau used by AmLaw 200 law firms in The American Lawyer's 2005 Litigation Department of the Year Survey.OnSite also ranked fourth among electronic evidence providers.

Goodwin Procter LLP has announced that Paul W. Lee has been recognized by the Cornell University Law School for his many public service contributions.Mr. Lee is a partner in the firm's Financial Services and Private Equity practices, with an active practice focused on corporate and securities law and on representing financial services and technology...

The National Arbitration Forum has announced the appointment of Stacie Otte as Senior Legal Counsel and Ryan Chandlee as Staff Counsel.
Ms. Otte brings five years of law firm experience to NAF with a broad range of litigation, arbitration and mediation experience. She was formerly a staff attorney with Dunlap & Ritts, P.A., where she handled all...

Corporation Service Company announces that it has formed CSC Trust Company of Delaware (CSC Trust) in connection with its recent acquisition of the corporate and institutional trust business of The Capital Trust Company of Delaware.